Yard Design & Layout

The Cancer garden is a haven for those who love summer, the beach, and the moon. They'll plant a variety of fruits and veggies: especially melons. Their flowers will pop with color and diversity. The Cancer garden has a moon gate, gorgeous water features, and seashell mulch to prevent weeds.

A Gemini garden should be a place of wonder, beauty, and excitement. There should be a blast of green flora, unusual flowers bobbing in the wind, citrus fruits hanging from branches, and serpentine paths. The Gemini garden is ideal for the meditative thinker and the party host who wants to dazzle.

Taurus gardens are truly beautiful landscapes. They mix all the charms of spring with an appreciation for beauty and romance. Taurus gardens could easily get inspiration from the Victorian Era: terracotta paths, stone features, gorgeous greenhouses, and gas lamps. Taurus = fruits, veggies, flora.

The Aries garden should be a blast of red. It should have a variety of plants, dazzling features, and plenty of entertaining sights for guests. You want your garden to be rich with flowers and fruits. There is also space to play yard games and experiment with an outdoor pizza oven.

How much mulch is enough? Which mulch is right for your yard? How do you apply it properly? Learn the answers to these questions along with the many benefits of mulch.

The next time you find yourself in a rut, take a walk and see what nature has to offer. Be inspired by what gardeners are doing to enhance our environment. Strike up a conversation. Take the knowledge you gain home with you. Create your own backyard oasis.

Keep animals and little ones out of your garden with this DIY 3-foot wood picket garden fence. It even has a 4-foot gate with a lock!

Learn what to consider when designing a plant bed near your swimming pool. This poolside landscaping can create a lush, luxurious environment for lounging and enjoying your pool retreat for seasons to come!

Fire is elemental. We are drawn to it in many forms. Learn how to introduce a fire pit or fireplace into your home's hardscaping with tips and tricks to make it safe and enjoyable.

Whether you choose to install a scarecrow to protect your plants from pesky critters, or just want to decorate your yard (or porch) for autumn, building a scarecrow is easy! All you need are a few simple supplies.

In this article, I teach you how to make your own latex mold for garden ornaments. It is fairly simple to do and does not require any fancy equipment.

A microclimate is a good thing to know about if you plan to put a plant in the garden and want it to thrive.

What's involved with taking out a patio of pavers and replacing it with concrete? Here's how we did our project, with instructions, tips, and photos to show the steps.

I've included my step-by-step process of creating a backyard labyrinth near my garden beds for use as a walking meditation.

What possesses otherwise sane and balanced people to fill their gardens with gnomes, black jockeys, and plastic flamingos? Take a look at this collection of wonderfully tasteless lawn ornaments.

Here is how I removed a tough layer of grass and weed from my yard and converted the muddy clay soil underneath into a nice, fluffy garden plot for planting. No power tools needed!

Do you have an unsightly bare spot under your bird feeders? Most of us do, but there are options for making that area as pretty as the rest of your yard. Discover my eight easy solutions for transforming that bald spot under the feeder.

Making a beautiful garden can be very costly, but read on to find a crafty way to make your own rustic field stone planters for just a few dollars or pennies and save a fortune.

Is your grass getting out of hand, causing your flower beds or lawn borders to look unkept and messy? This guide will help you edge your lawn with a knife for a clean, sharp finish.

Looking for upcycling projects or ideas for what to do with old ladders? This article will show you how to make a garden trellis from an old ladder.

These five trees are the worst offenders when it comes to shedding leaves, branches, nuts, cones, or other debris.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to build a raised herb garden sanctuary, including photos of the project that I did myself.

You don’t need to have a backyard the size of the one at Versailles Palace to create a French garden. The same balance and eye appeal are easy to achieve, even on a limited budget.

Rust is beautiful, old objects that have been discarded in bygone days can be re-purposed as yard art. One man's junk is truly another man's treasure.

Landscaping can be very simple when you choose low-maintenance plants. These beautiful plants will beautify your yard with very little effort.

These low-maintenance ground covers grow thickly and spread quickly to choke out weeds.

Well-planned landscapes have an overall "look" to them that can be classified as a style. This article introduces native styles from around the world that are considered exotic in other locales.

A presentation of different solutions to hillside erosion and approaches to landscaping these areas, with a focus on plants that sustain wildlife.

A how-to guide for avoiding garden problems in the future by planning in advance. Suggestions have been included to assist you in making wise choices for your landscape design.

To build a natural dry-stone retaining wall, prepare the site: plan for good drainage, proper width-height ratio, and distance between tiers. Lay high-quality stones and use a geotextile backing to ensure the wall lasts a long time.

Backyard projects like terracing can be intimidating, but if you take it one step at a time, you can save money by doing it yourself.